Peter Stevens lists his top song selections from movie soundtracks.

1. THE BEST SONGS
FROM MOVIE
SOUNDTRACKS (PT.1)
PETER STEVENS

2. WesAnderson’s“TheLifeAquatic”isapeculiar
comedy-dramafilmcenteredonSteveZissou
(playedbyBillMurray),whosetsouttokillashark
thatatehispartner.Thefilm’szanytakeona
MobyDick-esqueplottakesmanyinteresting
turns,includingahelicoptercrashscenenearthe
endofthefilminwhichoneofthefilm’smajor
charactersperishes—allwhileTheZombies’
“TheWayIFeelInside”playsinthebackground.
TheZombies-"TheWayIFeel
Inside
(from"TheLifeAquatic")

3. “TheDarJeelingLimited”followsthreebrothers
who,afterbeingunexpectedlyreunited,travel
throughIndiainanattempttobondwithone
another.NotableEnglishrockbandTheKinksare
featuredprominentlyinthefilmwiththreesongs,
including“Strangers,”anon-singlesongwhich
foundincreasedpopularitythroughoneofthe
film’smostcaptivatingscenes.
TheKinks-"Strangers"
(from"The DarjeelingLimited")

4. Anotablecultclassicfilmfrom1979,“The
Warriors”followsthestoryofaNewYorkgang
thatisframedforthemurderoftheleaderofa
contemporarygang.Oneofthefilm’smosticonic
scenescomesinitsfinalminutes,whenaradio
DJsalutesthetitulargangbyplayingJoeWalsh’s
“IntheCity,”asongthatnotonlyaurallyreflects
theaestheticofthefilm,butalsolyrically
embodiesthechallengesfacedbyitscharacters.
JoeWalsh-"IntheCity"
(from"The Warriors")

5. “FerrisBueller’sDayOff”isoftenregardedasone
ofthemostenjoyableandculturallyreferenced
filmsfromthe1980s,anditowesafairamount
ofitspopularitytoitsupbeatsoundtrack.
Specifically,TheBeatles’takeon“Twistand
Shout”isprominentlyfeaturedduringthefilm’s
iconicparadescene,inwhichFerrissporadically
joinsaparadefloatandlipsyncsthesong,
amongothers.
TheBeatles-"TwistandShout"
(from"FerrisBueller'sDayOff")

6. Asidefrombeingoneofthebestreviewedfilms
intheMarvelcinematiccanon,JamesGunn’s
“GuardiansoftheGalaxy”isuniversallyknownfor
itssoundtrack(alsoknownasthe“Awesome
Mix:Vol.1”).Thesoundtrackdrawsmainlyfrom
60sand70sclassicrock,includingRedbone’s
“ComeandGetYourLove,”whichservesasthe
backdroptooneofthefilm’shumorousopening
scenes
Redbone-"ComeandGetYour
Love"
(from"GuardiansoftheGalaxy")